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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN It. PARSIL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 236,691, dated January 18. 1881.

Application filed May 3, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN R. PARSIL, of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to ball toys or other articles to be thrown in the air for the exercise and diversion of children; and it consists in a rod and spring making); asuitable connection with the article to be thrown.

Figure 1 is a view of a ball, and Fig. 2 of an arrow prepared to be used. Fig. 3 shows a rod, spring, and ball brought together in position for throwing.

A is a rod of some suitable material, to the end of which is attached an elastic rubber cord or strip, B, or in the place of the rubber an, elastic wire coil may be used. To the end of the spring is secured a hook-piece, 0, having the lower end, D, bent at right angle from the base to hook onto loop E of the ball F and allow an easy disconnection when the ball is thrown. The loop is attached by the ends to In throwing the loop is caught on the hook, I

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' and, by the ball being held in one hand and the rod in the other, the rubber is stretched, when, the ball being let go, it flies ofi' in the air or at a mark.

These balls may be provided with a metal point extending out in the direction they are to be sent, so that in striking a target they will stick to it; or the ball may have wings attached to it, so that when thrown it may sail out on the air like a bird.

An arrow having the attachment E, as shown in Fig. 2, may be thrown in the place of a ball. The notch G in the side allows the hook D to engage with the arrow from the side, instead of with the loop E.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A toy consisting of the rod A, elastic strip B, and hook-piece G, with the hook D, in combination with a ball or arrow, constructed substantially as described and shown, and for the purpose specified.

EDWIN R. PARSIL.

Witnesses:

HORACE HARRIS, WILLIAM PARSIL. 

